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Dragon Bones

by Ines Johnson, Ines Johnson (Author)

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Tomb Raider meets urban fantasy in a new, spine-tingling adventure from a New York Times best seller... Meet Nia Rivers: archaeologist, fashionista, and an ancient immortal with a serious memory problem. For the last couple of centuries, Nia has been trying to fill in the blanks of her past by shedding light on history's darkest stories. Her motto: the ugliest stories are the ones that deserve to be told the most. But when a mysterious woman comes forth with a 2000-year-old relic from Nia's past, Nia isn't sure if the story connected to it is one she wants told to the world. Unfortunately, Nia has no choice but to uncover the truth - fast - before a greedy land developer buries the site forever. The fact that he's also an immortal, with a millennia-old grudge against her, doesn't help. Neither do the dark assassins who have been stalking her for centuries, and who've suddenly decided to up their game to end her life. Letting her enemies have their way might be best for Nia, especially when the truth might expose a horrific crime from Nia's past. But all stories deserve to be told. Even the ugliest ones. Even if they say you might be a mass murderer.… (more)
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While the blurb is technically accurate it paints a misleading picture.
This is a chick-lit steamy romance with a love triangle first and foremost, full of innuendo and pining.
Everything else including the actual plot is very much secondary to that.
This continues throughout the second book as well.

If you are looking for a fast-paced urban fantasy adventure this is probably not the book for you.

What annoyed me are some of the women-power chick-lit tropes. Faithfulness in romantic relationships for example is treated more like a general guideline. Because all men are sexist pigs anyway and they deserve it except if they are hawt and rich, then it's ok. I hope you can tell the kind of story this is from that.

Later on, the whole mixture of Gods from basically all ancient mythology gets a lot more attention. If you are into seeing a huge number of different mythologies and legends being interwoven into motley chaos, this aspect might be worth its other flaws. ( )
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Tomb Raider meets urban fantasy in a new, spine-tingling adventure from a New York Times best seller... Meet Nia Rivers: archaeologist, fashionista, and an ancient immortal with a serious memory problem. For the last couple of centuries, Nia has been trying to fill in the blanks of her past by shedding light on history's darkest stories. Her motto: the ugliest stories are the ones that deserve to be told the most. But when a mysterious woman comes forth with a 2000-year-old relic from Nia's past, Nia isn't sure if the story connected to it is one she wants told to the world. Unfortunately, Nia has no choice but to uncover the truth - fast - before a greedy land developer buries the site forever. The fact that he's also an immortal, with a millennia-old grudge against her, doesn't help. Neither do the dark assassins who have been stalking her for centuries, and who've suddenly decided to up their game to end her life. Letting her enemies have their way might be best for Nia, especially when the truth might expose a horrific crime from Nia's past. But all stories deserve to be told. Even the ugliest ones. Even if they say you might be a mass murderer.

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